During our learning programs on Sunday, December 16, TBE students took on an important and complex challenge: to work as teams and build Chanukiyot out of tuna fish cans. While some might think this is a random project, it focused on and connected to a number of special and meaningful mitzvot:

We are proud to say that our community donated over 600 cans of tuna this month to support this effort, all of which will be brought to Family Table by members of the TBE Tikkun Olam team.

The Talmud (and Rabbi Saphire!) teaches about the commandment of persum ha nes - publicizing the miracle! Throughout Chanukah, we cherish the opportunity to gather with friends and family, celebrate the miracles in our own lives in addition to those of our ancestors, and share the celebration of Chanukah with others by proudly displaying our Chanukiyot and festive decorations in our windows...and, in this case, in our Community Gathering Spaces at TBE!

Many thanks to our students, faculty, Educators and lay leadership for making this special communal mitzvah possible! Check out some of the pictures from our "canstruction" by navigating through the slideshow below:

Visit our Chanukah page to learn more about how TBE celebrated Chanukah this year. For additional photos, please "like" us on Facebook at both our Temple Beth Elohim and TBE Youth Programs pages. We hope that everyone had a wonderful and joyous Chanukah this year...it surely was fun celebrating with our community at many of the exciting events!